Erie, NY County has a lower rate of violent crime than the US average, with 13.3 incidents per 100,000 people compared to 22.7 incidents per 100,000 people. Property crime is also below the national average, with 28.1 instances per 100,000 people compared to 35.4 instances per 100,000 people in the US as a whole. This means that generally speaking Erie, NY County is a safer place to live than many other parts of the country.
Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)
Erie County violent crime is 13.3. (The US average is 22.7)
Erie County property crime is 28.1. (The US average is 35.4)
NOTE: The city of Erie, New York does not have FBI Crime Statistics. The closest similar sized city with FBI crime data is the city of Buffalo, New York. The charts below are detailed crime statistics for the city of Buffalo, New York. Click links below to see charts for each crime category.